Mary is filing Head of Household with a taxable income of $79,280. What is her income tax for Marks: 1 2018? Choose one answer. O O a. $11,989 b. $13,380 O c. $9,320 O d. $11,978

a. $11,989

Explanation:

tax rate / / for income above

0.1 / / $ 0

0.12 / / $ 13,600

0.22 / / $ 51,800

0.24 / / $ 82,500

Mary's income of $79,280 is on the third bracket as is lower than the minimum for the fourth bracket.

first bracket:

$13,600 x 10% = $ 1,360

second bracket:

($51,800 - $13,600) x 12% = $ 4,584

third bracket

($79,280 - $51,800) x 22% = $ 6,045.6

total tax income: 11,989.6